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Messrs. Hodges & O’Connor are
putting in electric lights.
Mr. S. C. Littlefield has purchased
another fine stepper.
Sir. J. B. Wright’s store is being
treated to a new coat of paint.
Savannah is swing to keep her
quarantine untiFa real heavy frost.
Miss Maud Bostwick is now the
happy possessor of a nice saddle
hgrse.
Charlton Superior Court convenes
next w^ck. Coffee county is holding
forth this week.
Dr. J. A. Dunwoody is sufficiently
improved to be out again attending'
to his duties as Port Physician.
Mrs. M. M. Bingham has had an
electric lamp put up in her store, the
better to see how to wait upon custo
mere.
The B. & W. passenger train goes
out every morning well patronized.
We might mention in this connection
that its cars are the nicest that run
into the city.
Engineer Lamont, of the Egmont,
received a telegram this week an
nouncing the death of his only
daughter, Mrs. Carrie Ryan, of Sa
vannah.
Capt. C. A. Russel has pulled
down the old building at the corner
of Newcastle and Howe streees, nnd
will soon have erected a nice two
story residence.
Wo are in receipt of an invitation
to attend the marriage of Mr. Harry
G. Waite and Miss L. O. Winn, both
of Dorchester, Liberty county, Ga.,
on Wednesday, Nov. 21st.
Mr. J. E. Burruss, an Atlanta
young man, arrived in tho city this
week, to accept n situation with
Wright <fc Gowcn, of St. Simons. He
is related to Mr. Pelham Neal.
.“Never interrupt a little man when
he is adding up a column of figures,
for ft makes him kuss.” So.reads
an inscription over tho bookkeeper’s
desk of a certain Bny street firm.
Rev. McK. F. McCook,’ pastor of
the Methodist church of this city in.
forms us that it was his good fortuno
to have been boro in this county-
Hie father ifas circuit rider In Glynn
county the year lie Was born.
It will be gratifying to tho citi
zens of Brunswick to hear that the
fleet of vessels at quarantine hnvo all
been released, and that there will be
no undue delay after this to veesels
seeking cargoes at this port.
See now advertisement of Ogle
thorpe Stables by J R. Minchan, suc
cessor to H. S. McCrary. He reminds
the ladies that they can always se
cure gentle horses for buggy or sad
dle. All orders for drays attended
to promptly.
Mr. A. T. Putnam reports having
a good time at tho fair last week,
says they had good crowds, and
made enough to pay expenses with
the help of tho contribution from the
city. Mr. Putnain bought two fine
mules and a span of bays, for his sta
bles.
Bananna poolings on a brick pave
ment are the most slippery thing in
the round world—especially when
you don’t know it’s there. We would
caution the public, nnd especially
our fruit dealers, against carelessly
them on the sidewalks. A
bg, arm or neck may pay the
*8ome day.
... propose to have the
wharf line of this city ilcfinately set
tled at an early date by Lieutenant
Carter and his corps of engineers.
As soon as that is done the govern
ment will' take charge’ of the same,
and hereafter there will be no en
croachments made on the water
front. A lot owner wlfq has not
enough depth to his lot. on this line,
will have to dredge for same.
'* It has been suggested to us, and
we transfer the suggestion the Park
Committee, that they add another
walk, one Just insidothe fence around
on the inside. This gives parties a
chance to stroll about the park with
out going over the same ground o
simply passing through. The sug
gestion is a good^one. We would
like to see it carried out.
Mr. Cyrus P. Robarts brought to
tho city on Tuesday last Mrs. Hob-
arts, formerly Jliss Lula Gilson, who
will be remembered by many of our
people. They were married on the
27th of May in Apalachicola, Fla.,
but for private reasons the marriage
has never been made public. Mr.
and Mrs. -Robarts will receive the
Protection Hose Reel boys on Friday-
night at their residence.
Mr. W. E. Porter has a new adver
tisement in this issue. He is the
agedt ot the “Hammar” brand of
paints, which is said to surpass all
other paints in resisting the action
of this climate. The advertisement
says, “Buggios made to look like
new,” and to this ■ we can \estify.—
From our office door we frequently
see some old, dingy buggy- rolled in
to his place, nnd in three or four
days it will emerge as bright and
handsome ns a new dollar.
We met a bevy of four vouug la
dies this morning chaperoned by- a
popular matron, nnd it was amusing
to hear the burden of their petition:
“Only ten cents for tho Military
Fair.” There isn’t a gentleman in
the city who carries any casli about
his person that wouldn’t be willing
to pay ten cents daily to have such
an array stand before him as peti
tioners. Th^ don’t apply to editors,
they never carry much cash about
them, or in fact anywhere else, f
Tho city council is again at work
on the guano question. There lias
been considerable “backing nnd fill
ing” on this question nnd we should
hate to see the same renewed. Jf
the smell of guano is not a good
\liing for tho nostrils of boarders at
the Oglethorpe, neither is it a fail-
tiling for those of the Ocean hotel,
and if not good for those, why should
it be good for our citizens, who have
to stand it all the time. Mind your
stops, gentlemen.
GREAT
1’Br
THINGS IN
STORE.
Dead Among Strangers.
Mrs. Eliza A. Stevenson, a sick
and indigont lady, and who has been
a great sufferer for many months,
died Wednesday morning at the
boarding house of Mrs. Hardy, on
Union street.
Her story- is a sad one. Nearly a
year ago. she came to Brunswick
from Kansas with her son, a sufferer
from consumption. lie got work on
the Hotel St. Simons, went to the is
land and boarded with Mrs. Hardy.
Tile young man was sick a great
deal, Anally lost his job nnd went to
Savannah, where he has been since,
working a little, but sick and in tho
hospital nearly all the time.
The mother was meanwhile taken
with typhoid fever, nnd through a
terrible spell Mrs. Hardy- nursed
Tier without any remuneration what
ever! finally bringing her to tho city
with her a montlfor two since.
Paralysis followed, nnd the sick
woman has not left her bed in sev
eral months, until the end.
Through all of this, Mrs. Hardy,
though hqrself a poor Indy, has
been a friend indeed. Mrs. Steven
son claimed to be a Presbyterian,
and some help has been derived from
that denomination in this city, and
also from the city, though upon Mrs.
Hardy has fallen the heavy burden
of care nnd otherwise, and too much
cannot be said in her praise.
Young Stevenson was telegraphed
for, and came on, though very feeble.
The funeral occurred same afternoon
at 4 p. m.
Home Again.
Mr. Cornelius Casey is among us
once more, having accepted a posi
tion with the E. T. V. <fc G. people as
telegraph operator. Mr. Casey will
be remembered as the Brunswick boy
who stood by the wires during the
epidemic of '70, furnishing the only-
communication with the outside
world during that terrible period.
He has been in the Savannah office
for the past eight years.
The Half Not Dreamed.
Thg writer reached this city in
February of I860, over 22 years ago,
when Brunswick was but a hamlet,
here and there a building interspers
ed norms the trees, but it was then
knowii as now, as “the city of Bruns
wick.”*-
Then Die Academy and Methodist
church ||cre the last buildings in
that direction from “downtown," ex
ccpt tbeiild Dart homestead at the
Back Landing. In 22 years we have
lived to see many things that did not
then exist: Public schools, churches,
sidewalks, brick blocks, boulevards,
shelled streets, gas and electric lights,
ells, wharves and docks,
tcamsLips, artesian wells
fleent waterworks, a grand
Hotel where the winter
touristcan bask in the sunshine and
be happy. We have seen more—a
beach hotel and street ruili-onds, and
when .we contemplate these things
our minds reverts to 1860, and we
say to ourself, the half was not
dreamed.
This is but the beginning. The
writer believes, if permitted to stay
here a few’' years longer, lie will see
revelation^ that will put to blush
even what we now see. Tho time is
coming, add it is nearly here, when
beautiful Bn. nswick, the city by the
sea, wilTbOcome still more a paradise
than now, and not only Brunswick,
but tho surrounding places as well.
Iu a short while we shall sec other
hotels go up, more brick blocks—the
eastern portion of the city now but
trees, a perfect park interspersed
with houses 'noth elegant and beau
tiful; St. Simons island one line of
cottages from the pier to east beach;
steam dummy lines with palatial
steamers to the resorts around the
city; our streets thronged with peo
ple both summer nnd winter and our
docks lined with 700 instead of 70
crafts, and a population of 20,000 in
stead of 8,000. The writer hopes to
Bee these things in his day. What
may not tho Junior see in his day?
We part the curtain reader for you
to take a glimpse beyond and see tiie
vision, of what is as sure to be ns tho
sun shines. It is even now culmina
ting and the picture is not over
drawn. There arc possibilities made
possible only of late since petty
whims and notions have passed away
and broad, liberal ideas have taken
hold of our people, and each with
lever in hand Stands ready to assist
in raising Brunswick to the top of
tho hill of prosperity.
The Cotton Compress—Belden’s
Patent.
There is quietly going on in our
midst an enterprise calculated to
revolutionize the cotton business of
the whole world. We refer to the
cotton compress now going up at the
New Docks. This is no gas or bun
combe talk, no blowing nnd hurrah
ing, but one of the most stupendous
cotton presses of the world is going
up there all the same. When finish
ed and set in motion, its power and
work will astonish the world. The
ordinary presses of the day.will com
press n hale down to seven inches,
but no way has been found to keep
it down to that dimension. When
the power is removed, the bale ex
pands to eighteen inches, often more.
The Bolden patent, holds it down
to seven inches or thereabout by
means of wire rivets securely fast
ened. As soon as this ponderous
machine is put in motion, hundreds
of cotton men will visit Brunswick
to see it n*>rk.
Think of this, ye Bruswickians,
who have been lying on your oars
for years croaking—think of it we
say that your city is to be the cen
tre, from which will radiate this
light, for you must know that this
peculiar press—the Belden patent is
now being put up for the first time,
and from this port will be sent out
the first ship load thus pressed.
The ship that carries this cotton will
be the first one that ever loaded
anywhere on earth to its fill! capaci
ty, without the aid of jack-screws.
And even with them they roldom at
tain that end. By this process cotton
is so securely pressed that a ship can
load to its full carrying capacity and
then have some room left over. Mr.
Belden, the inventor, is here super
intending every detail of the work,
and in a short while we shall sec the
result of his labors.
That Dinner!
Reader, if Marshal Dart and bis
good wile over invite you to a six
o’clock wild turkey dinner, accept
promptly, and our word (or it, you
will never regret it, unless you be of
that unfortunate class who never
know when they have enough.
Among the guests present Inst
evening at such a repast were Messrs.
J. M. Madden, H. J. Read, A. C.
Blnin, E. A. Nelson and the Senior,
all of whom discussed the viands be
fore us in- a number that ought at
least to bo satisfactory to the hostess.
Never was a meal hotter enjoyed, for
everything was cooked just right
and served without the formalities of
a swell dinner.; Mrs. Dnrtwas voted
a hostess worthy of imitation, and as
the party wended their way home,
the writer tried to think up a nice
verse of poetry to describe his emo
tions, but coul<| .only recall “Mary
had a little lamb," but that would
never do, for it Was a turkey dinner
and not a lamb dinner.
Lot Purchased for the Synagogue
We are pleased to know that our
Israclitish friends have secured a lot
on which to erect their synagogue.
The one selected is the lot in front
of Mr. Morris Micbclson’s residence,
extending back to the Academy lot.
11 is one of those trust lots 90x270
feet. We hope soon to sec the work
of erection of the synagogue begun.
.The Knights of Labor have lost
300,000 members, and consequently
tlic fjftnls are.coming up short.
Our Trade Pamphlet.
The Advertiseu-Aiteai. got out
its first “Trade Issue” in 1S83,
twelve page newspaper that did
deal of good, being the lfrst thing of
the kind that was ever sent out.
In 1885 (Dee.) wc attempted a
twenty-four page Pamphlet, and as
tonished ourselves wind our neigh
bors. In 1888 we hope to surpass
the work of ’85, as far as that did
our labors of ’S3. The engravers
have been at work several weeks on
the plates, and friends the of enter
prise and the editors at work com
piling facts and figures. Tho paper
is all bought (70 lbs. to tho ream)
and when completed you will have
something to send forth on its mis
sion that we trust neither the pub
lishers nor yourselves will be asham
ed of. Every man and woman of
this city should lend a band to this
enterprise cither by placing a busi
ness card tlircin, or buying copies to
send off. Don’t wait for us to call
on you.
Personal.
Mr. W. A. Fuller was in the city
to-day. From him we learn that in
the general consolidation deal of the
Hilton Timber and Lumber Compa
ny nnd the St. Simons Lumber Com
pany, bis lot will be cast elsewhere.
He will go to NcwYork to take charge
of the oflicc there. He will g^vc up
his southern home with many regrets.
Twenty' years of the best part of his
life has been spent in Brunswick and
on St. Simons Island. If the move
was going to take him to Boston he
would he better content, for then he
would be in reach of his northern
home at Wellesley, where his chil
dren are. He has a nice home there
that has been in the Fuller family for
250 years, his children, now there,
being the ninth generation of the
name who have lived on the prem
ises.
Another Steamship.
Steamships are getting as common
in this port ns sailing vessels used to
be a few years back. The latest
arrival is the Sidonin, chartered by-
Messrs. Penniman & Symons, and
now lying at Littlefield <fc Tison's
dock. She is a fine vessel with good
carrying capacity.
i .iu sen e. age Question.
The above is recognized as the big
gest question that ever presented it
self to the City Council of Bruns
wick. If that body had the means
at their disposal it would indeed be
an easy one to solve, but not having
that, the great problem is, where is
it to come from. The issuing of
bonds seems to be the only feasible
plan—the legality of which is the
only stumbling block in the way.
The Constitution forbids any city-
having a bonded debt over 7 per
cent, on all taxable property. Legal
minds differ as to the exact meaning
of this law as to its application to
Brunswick. So to make a test case
of it the City Council last meeting, af
ter listening to one of Col. Goodyear’s
off hand efforts in behalf of sewerage,
determined to prepare an ordinance
for issuing bonds—submit the same
to the voters, and if a two-thirds vote
is obtained, have an injunction put
on the city by the opponents of the
measure, secure a trial in the courts
here and take the matter as speedi
ly as possible to the Supreme Court
for final adjudication thus settling
question of legality.
A MAGNAMIMODS OFFER.
As soon as the Council took action
in the above, Col. C. P. Goodyear
asked to bo beard once more. He said
in substance:
“When this question Was discuss
ed in ’86, it was said that the firm
of Goodyear & Kay were agitating it
with^view to making some money-
out oWt. To forever settle all such
remarks, I hereby offer the services
of my firm, if the Council desire or
need same in testing this question
freely, without charge of any kind.”
The Governor lteconimeuds It.
Governor Gordon in bis message
to the Legislature uses the following
language looking to the establish
ment of an annual State encamp
ment:
CITIZEN SOLDIERS.
The better organization, govern
ment and discipline of the militia of
the State is a subject which is now
attracting much attention through
out the union. In Georgia, because
wc arc peaceful, so prosperous and
so absorbed in the problems of mate
rial development, a small sum of
monev from the treasury of tho State,
addeil to the equipment furnished
by the federal government, would
very much increase the efficiency of
our military spirit of the State. The
‘•advisory board” is the most impor
tant feature in the military system
of Georgia. The efficiency of the or
ganization depends upon this board.
It is the military council of the com
mander in chief.
The law requires that it shall meet
at the capital whenever directed by
the governor, and authorizes him to
convene it in his discretion, but there
is not a dollar appropriated for the
compensation of the members of the
board or to defray their necessary-
expenses. Georgia, in fact, does not
pay a dollar for the support of its
military system. 11‘ecomend that
a sufficient appropriation be made to
defray the expenses of an annual en
campment of the volunteer troops of
the state and to pay to the members
of the advisory board tho same per
diem and mileage which is received
by- members of the general assem
bly-
All Three Dead.
Mr. Joe Matthews one of our New
castle street fruit dealers, gave ns a
bit of his history yesterday after
noon, that savors of romance. He
said he had three cousins first sec
ond and third, that they lived with
him until 1880, when all three died.
They kept him poor until that time,
since their deaths he has commenced
accumulating property. He says
their names were flrsr cousin “Pres
ents,” second cousin “Give away”
and third cousin “Free 'hearted.”
with such cousins is it any wonder
that Ur. Joe should stay- poor.
A Noble Offer.
We learned "on the siy” that Mr.
J. M. Dexter had voluntarily offered
$50 toward painting the Glynn Acad
emy. fhis is a noble offer and wor-
thy the imitation of all good men.
Mr. p. is not a patron of the schools,
but like all good citizens stands ready
to lend a helping hand to every wor
thy enterprise.